WALDEN — There were quite a few hairless people walking around the Walden Firehouse on April 13, including the mayor of Walden, Brian Maher.

It was all part of the St. Baldrick's fundraiser for childhood cancer. More than 100 volunteers had their heads shaved at the event.

The St. Baldrick's Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to raising funds that go to research to find a cure for childhood cancers.

The head-shaving events began as a challenge between businessmen and has grown from one event in 2000 to more than 1,300 events in 2012.

The organizer of the Walden event, Robbie Brown, started the event in 2008 in memory of his cousin, Megan. He has been holding the event for the past six years, raising more than $200,000 for St. Baldrick's.

This year, more than $60,000 was raised.

Some of the hair that was cut was donated to Locks of Love, a public nonprofit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children suffering from long-term hair loss caused by any medical condition.

People who participated in the event gathered donations on supplied sponsor cards to have their hair cut or their head shaved.

Teams were even organized, such as the volunteers of Everyday Angels who raised $3,000 for the foundation as a team.

There were a few celebrity barbers, such as Woodman and Annie from K104 Morning Show, Nub from Nub Grafix, and former Rep. Nan Hayworth.

Brown expressed his thanks to all the volunteers who donated their time to help with the event and all those who came out to support it.

He also was thrilled with the custom-painted hair clippers he received from Nub, but Brown isn't so sure about the monk-style haircut he also received from Nub.

For more information on St. Balrick's foundation, or to find out how to start a fundraiser in your area, visit stbaldricks.org.